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JOURNAL OF BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 57, Issue 2, Pages 104-113Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jobm.201600391
Keywords
Screening; Moderately halophilic; Halobacillus sp.; Thermo-solvent stable protease
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- Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Technology (contract program LMBEE-CBS) [LR15CBS06]
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About 110 newly isolated halophilic and halotolerant bacteria were screened for protease production. A moderately halophilic strain (CJ4), isolated from Chott Eldjerid Hypersaline lake in Tunisia, showed the highest activity on agar plate and was then selected. The biochemical and physiological characterization of the isolate along with the 16S rRNA sequence analysis placed it in the genus Halobacillus. Protease production was maximal at 120 g/L NaCl (2 M) and it started from the post-exponential phase reaching a maximum level at the early decline phase of bacterial growth. Protease activity was optimal at 0.4M NaCl, pH 9 and 45 degrees C. It showed an excellent stability over wide ranges of temperatures (30-60 degrees C), NaCl concentrations (0-5 M), and pH values (5-10), which make it a good candidate for industrial applications at harsh conditions. Crude protease was strongly inhibited by PMSF revealing the dominance of serine proteases. Protease activity exhibited high stability in the presence of several organic solvents and detergent additives. These findings make Halobacillus sp. CJ4 protease with a great interest for many biotechnological applications at high salt or low water content such as peptide synthesis and detergent formulation.
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